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Claire Marvel by John Burnham Schwartz

lola425's review against another edition

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4.0

Beautifully written. A story for anyone who has ever been in love and then foolishly let life overcomplicate it. Expect to spend some time fondly revisiting your own doomed romances.

jus10d's review against another edition

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4.0

Het is nog niet warm in dit deel van de wereld, maar wel minder koud. Het leven is niet meer zo’n veldslag als het was. Soms is het zelfs een tijdlang helemaal vrij van strijd, en dan voel ik op een onverklaarbare manier in mijn hart iets dat misschien hoop is, en dan breekt de zon door op plekjes waar, sinds jouw vertrek, alleen duisternis heerste.

yeahdeadslow's review

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3.0

Here's the thing... if I am going to read a book that is devoted to a man's pining for a woman... I need to like the woman (and hopefully the man). I didn't care for either Claire Marvel or her swain whose name I've already forgotten. Oops.

This aforementioned man (AKA the narrator) did eventually marry a woman named Laura, and after a mere few pages of knowing her, I cared about and loved her more than anyone else in the book. If this story had been about Laura, I'm sure I would have liked it a lot more.
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